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Kevin Higgins (American football)
American football player and coach (born 1955)
American football player and coach (born 1955)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kevin Higgins |
| current_title | Chief of Staff/Pass Game Specialist |
| current_team | Appalachian State |
| current_conference | Sun Belt |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Emerson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| player_years1 | 1973–1976 |
| player_team1 | West Chester |
| player_positions | Safety |
| coach_years1 | 1977–1978 |
| coach_team1 | Emerson HS (NJ) (assistant) |
| coach_years2 | 1979–1980 |
| coach_team2 | North Warren HS (NJ) (assistant) |
| coach_years3 | 1981–1984 |
| coach_team3 | Gettysburg (assistant) |
| coach_years4 | 1985–1987 |
| coach_team4 | Richmond (assistant) |
| coach_years5 | 1988–1993 |
| coach_team5 | Lehigh (assistant) |
| coach_years6 | 1994–2000 |
| coach_team6 | Lehigh |
| coach_years7 | 2001–2003 |
| coach_team7 | Detroit Lions (QB) |
| coach_years8 | 2004 |
| coach_team8 | Detroit Lions (WR) |
| coach_years9 | 2005–2013 |
| coach_team9 | The Citadel |
| coach_years10 | 2014–2024 |
| coach_team10 | Wake Forest (AHC/WR) |
| coach_years11 | 2025–present |
| coach_team11 | Appalachian State (Pass Game Specialist) |
| overall_record | 99–83–1 |
| tournament_record | 2–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| championships | 4 Patriot (1995, 1998–2000) |
| awards | 3× Patriot Coach of the Year (1995, 1998, 2000) |
| 1× SoCon Coach of the Year (2012) |
1× SoCon Coach of the Year (2012) Kevin Higgins (born December 1, 1955) is an American football coach. On December 16, 2013, he resigned his long-time position as head football coach at The Citadel to accept an assistant head coach position at Wake Forest. He held The Citadel position from 2005 through 2013. Prior to his position with The Citadel, Higgins was head football coach at Lehigh University from 1994 through 2000. He played college football at West Chester University.
A native of Emerson, New Jersey, he played football at Emerson Jr./Sr. High School, and coached at his alma mater from 1977 to 1978.
Prior to receiving the head coaching position at Lehigh, Higgins held assistant coaching positions at Gettysburg and Richmond. During the interim between Lehigh and The Citadel, Higgins served as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
Coaching career
The Citadel
Following a 7–4 campaign that featured wins over SoCon tri-champs Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, Higgins was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year. Higgins placed two former Bulldogs in the NFL, WR Andre Roberts and CB Cortez Allen of the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively.
On April 2, 2025, App State Football head coach Dowell Loggains announced Wednesday the hiring of former college head coach and NFL assistant coach Kevin Higgins as Chief of Staff/Pass Game Specialist.
Head coaching record
References
References
- Jeff Higgins. (December 16, 2013). "Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins to take assistant's job at Wake Forest". [[Post and Courier]].
- link. (2005-02-21 , [[Detroit Lions]]. Accessed February 20, 2008. "He was also the head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Emerson (N.J.) High School from 1977-78. A native of Emerson, N.J., Higgins attended Emerson High School where he was captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams during his senior year.")
- (November 21, 2012). "The Citadel's Kevin Higgins named SoCon coach of the year; 7 Bulldogs honored". [[Post and Courier]].
- "Higgins Joins App State Football as Chief of Staff". AppState Sports.
- link. (2007-04-29 .)
- [http://www.i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=75384 I-AA.org Final I-AA Regular-Season Polls (1978-2005)]
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